Economics of Sustainable Development and Marketing – Business Management and Marketing Concentration
Sample Course Sequence
for Fall 2026 or later matriculation
UConn Graduation Requirements – including major and Common Curriculum requirements – can be found at UConn’s Undergraduate Catalog. Additionally, CAHNR requires 6 credits to be taken in 2 subject areas from a list of approved courses.
Students normally average 15 credits per semester over a 4-year period (fall/spring only) to meet the 120 academic credits required.
First Year
Fall Semester
| Course | Credits |
|---|---|
| ARE 1333Q (Required, Pre-req for ARE 2150, 2215, 3221) | 3 |
| ARE 1150 (Required, TOI-5) | 3 |
| ENGL 1007 or ENGL 1010 or TOI/Gen Ed | 4 |
| TOI/Gen Ed or ARE 1110E (TOI-4, 5) | 3 |
| UNIV 1800 or UNIV 1810 – First Year Experience | 1 |
| Total Credits: 14 | |
Spring Semester
| Course | Credits |
|---|---|
| ARE 1110E (TOI-4, 5) or TOI/Gen Ed | 3 |
| ARE 1400 (TOI-1, 3) or TOI/Gen Ed | 3 |
| STAT 1000Q or STAT 1100Q (Pre-req for upper-level ARE courses) | 4 |
| TOI/Gen Ed | 3 |
| TOI/Gen Ed OR ARE ELECTIVE | 3 |
| Total Credits: 16 | |
Second Year
Fall Semester
| Course | Credits |
|---|---|
| ARE 2150 (Required) | 3 |
| ARE 2260 (Concentration elective) | 3 |
| ARE 2261W (taken with or after ARE 2260) | 1 |
| ARE 2525 (TOI-1, 3) or TOI/Gen Ed | 4 |
| TOI/Gen Ed (consider CAHNR list of approved courses) | 3 |
| TOI/Gen Ed or ELECTIVE | 3 |
| Total Credits: 16 | |
Spring Semester
| Course | Credits |
|---|---|
| ARE 2155 (Required) | 3 |
| ARE 2215 (Core Course selection) | 3 |
| ARE 2464 (Concentration elective, odd years) or ARE 3225 (Concentration elective, even years) | 3 |
| W course (non-ARE) | 3 |
| Q course: MATH 1071Q or MATH 1131Q (required for Accelerated MS) | 4 |
| Total Credits: 16 | |
Third Year
If considering Education Abroad, the Spring semester of the junior year is recommended in some majors.
Fall Semester
| Course | Credits |
|---|---|
| ARE 3222 (Core Course selection) | 3 |
| ARE 2210 or ARE 3223 (Core Course selection) | 3 |
| ARE 3333 (Core Course selection, TOI-6L) | 3 |
| Major ELECTIVE | 3 |
| ELECTIVE/Foreign Language** | 3 |
| Total Credits: 15 | |
Spring Semester
| Course | Credits |
|---|---|
| ARE 3221 (Core Course selection) | 3 |
| TOI/Gen Ed or ELECTIVE | 3 |
| ELECTIVE/Foreign Language** | 3 |
| TOI/Gen Ed or ELECTIVE | 3 |
| ELECTIVE | 3 |
| Total Credits: 15 | |
Fourth Year
Fall
| Course | Credits |
|---|---|
| ARE 4476 (Concentration elective) or ARE ELECTIVE | 3 |
| ELECTIVE Relevant to ARE | 3 |
| ELECTIVE | 3 |
| ELECTIVE | 3 |
| ELECTIVE | 3 |
| Total Credits: 15 | |
Spring Semester
| Course | Credits |
|---|---|
| ARE 4205 (Concentration elective, odd years) or ARE 4217 (Core Course selection) or ELECTIVE | 3 |
| ARE 4215 (Concentration elective) or Major ELECTIVE | 3 |
| Major Required/Related ELECTIVE | 3 |
| ELECTIVE | 3 |
| ELECTIVE | 3 |
| Total Credits: 15 | |
*This TOI/Gen Ed requirement also meets a major requirement.
**Required if student has not met the University requirement of three years of a single foreign language in high school.
Students can elect to enroll in Summer/Winter sessions. Course options can be found at the Summer Session and Winter Session sites.
Students interested in Education Abroad should discuss options (semester, winter or summer) with major advisor.
All students beginning in Fall 2025 will be taking courses that fall into six Topics of Inquiry (TOIs) and three Competencies, while students who matriculated prior to Fall 2025 will continue to follow the General Education Curriculum. Transfer students will have the option to follow either the TOI requirements or the General Education Curriculum. Please consult with your advisor if you have questions.
University-level Requirements
- At least three credits must be passed in each Topic of Inquiry (many courses fulfill two TOI).
- Students must also satisfy a Focus requirement by successfully completing either nine credits in a single TOI or nine credits within a Theme.
- Common curriculum courses may be counted toward the major.
- Including the Focus requirement, students must pass at least 21 credits of TOI courses.
- The 21 credits of TOI courses must be from at least six different subject areas as designated by subject code (e.g., ANTH). For cross-listed courses, students may count any subject code under which the course is offered toward this requirement regardless of the subject code under which they register for the course.
- Students must complete at least one laboratory course designated as TOI-6L.
- No more than six credits with the INTD prefix may be elected by any student to meet the Common Curriculum Requirements.
CAHNR Agriculture, Health, and Environment Requirement
Students in the College of Agriculture, Health, and Natural Resources must pass two courses (six credits) from the following list. Courses must come from two different subject areas.
| Course | Title | Credits |
| AH 2030 | Obesity Prevention from Science to Society | 3 |
| AH 2330 | Italy’s Mediterranean Food and Our Health | 3 |
| AH 2410 | Digital Health | 3 |
| AH 3093 | International Health Study in Rwanda | 4 |
| ANSC/NUSC 1645 | The Science of Food | 3 |
| ANSC 1676 | Companion Animal Care and Management | 3 |
| ARE 1110E | Population, Food, and the Environment | 3 |
| ARE 1150 | Principles of Applied and Resource Economics | 3 |
| ARE 1400 | Pricing Pleasure: Controversial Consumption | 3 |
| ARE 2250E | Energy Economics: Sustainable Transitions | 3 |
| ARE 2434E | Environmental and Resource Policy | 3 |
| ARE 2525 | Sustainability Policy and Management | 3 |
| ARE 3305E | Economic Development, Environment, and Policy | 3 |
| ARE 3333 | Computational Analysis in Applied Economics | 3 |
| ARE 3437E | Marine Fisheries Economics and Policy | 3 |
| ARE 3438E | Climate Economics | 3 |
| ARE 4438E | Valuing the Environment | 3 |
| ARE 4462E | Environmental and Resource Economics | 3 |
| KINS 2227 | Exercise Prescription | 3 |
| LAND 1005 | How Design Shapes Our World | 3 |
| LAND 2210E | The Common (Shared) Landscape of the USA: Rights, Responsibilities and Values | 3 |
| LAND 2220 | History of Designed Landscapes | 3 |
| LAND 2230E | Biophilic Cities and Landscapes | 3 |
| NRE 1000E | Environmental Science | 3 |
| NRE 1235E | Environmental Conservation | 3 |
| NRE 2146 | Climatology | 3 |
| NRE 2215E | Introduction to Water Resources | 3 |
| NRE 2600E | Global Sustainable Natural Resources | 3 |
| NRE 3245E | Environmental Law | 3 |
| NUSC 1165 | Fundamentals of Nutrition | 3 |
| NUSC 1167 | Food, Culture, and Society | 3 |
| NUSC 2200 | Nutrition and Human Development | 3 |
| PATH 1001 | Diseases, Medicine, and Social Determinants of Health | 3 |
| PATH 1100E | One Health: People, Animals, Plants, and the Environment | 3 |
| PATH 3830 | Chronic and Inflammatory Diseases | 3 |
| PLSC 1060E | The Great American Lawn: History, Culture, and Sustainability | 3 |
| PLSC 1125E | Insects, Food, and Culture | 3 |
| PLSC 1150 | Agricultural Technology and Society | 3 |
| PLSC 2100E | Environmental Sustainability of Food Production in Developed Countries | 3 |
| PLSC 2120E | Environmental Soil Science | 3 |
| PLSC 2125 | Environmental Soils Lab | 1 |
| PLSC 2500E | Principles and Concepts of Agroecology | 3 |